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Deep History
Humans have always been interested in their origins, but historians have been reluctant to write about the long stretches of time before the invention of writing. In fact, the deep …
Evolutionary Linguistics
How did the biological, brain and behavioural structures underlying human language evolve? When, why and where did our ancestors become linguistic animals, and what has happened …
Eisenhower Goes to the Fair: A Dr. Fred Adventure
In our current fast food world with a rising epidemic of obesity, pre-diabetes, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, the time has come to jump on the movement already started by many …
Understanding Language Change
How and why do language changes begin; how and why do they spread; and how can they ultimately be explained? This new textbook sets out to answer these questions in a clear and …
Northern and Insular Scots
The Scots dialects of northern Scotland, Orkney and Shetland are among the most traditional varieties of 'English', exhibiting features not current elsewhere for centuries. Until …
Evolutionary Linguistics
How did the biological, brain and behavioural structures underlying human language evolve? When, why and where did our ancestors become linguistic animals, and what has happened …
Understanding Language Change
How and why do language changes begin; how and why do they spread; and how can they ultimately be explained? This new textbook sets out to answer these questions in a clear and …
Singapore English
Over the past few decades, Singapore English has been emerging as an independent variety of English with its own distinct style of pronunciation, grammar and word usage. This book …
Evolutionary Linguistics
How did the biological, brain and behavioural structures underlying human language evolve? When, why and where did our ancestors become linguistic animals, and what has happened …
Handbook of English Linguistics
Second edition of this popular Handbook bringing together stimulating discussions of core English linguistics topics in a single, authoritative volume includes numerous new and …
An Introduction to English Phonology 2nd Edition
A student's introduction to the sounds of English
Linguistic Areas
The contributors to this collection address issues of definition and theory of linguistic areas, analyze the process of convergence, and introduce methods to assess the impact of …